A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where the `nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target` Ingress annotation can be used to inject configuration into nginx. This can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the ingress-nginx controller, and disclosure of Secrets accessible to the controller. (Note that in the default installation, the controller can access all Secrets cluster-wide.)
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Description A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where the `nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target` Ingress annotation can be used to inject configuration into nginx. This can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the ingress-nginx controller, and disclosure of Secrets accessible to the controller. (Note that in the default installation, the controller can access all Secrets cluster-wide.)
Title ingress-nginx rewrite-target nginx configuration injection
Weaknesses CWE-20
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: kubernetes

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-09T21:08:26.697Z

Reserved: 2026-02-26T16:47:50.459Z

Link: CVE-2026-3288

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-09T21:16:20.900

Modified: 2026-03-09T21:16:20.900

Link: CVE-2026-3288

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